Nation/World

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — When shadowy commander Igor Strelkov appeared before the cameras recently in green combat fatigues and a clipped mustache, h...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma inmate whose execution was halted Tuesday because the delivery of a new drug combination was botched died of a hea...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed wary Tuesday of allowing police unbridled freedom to search cellphones found on people they arrest without ...

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A FedEx employee wearing bullets draped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday at a package-sorting center outside Atl...

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, forced frig...

MILAN (AP) — An Italian court that convicted Amanda Knox in her roommate's 2007 murder said in lengthy reasoning made public Tuesday that the victim's...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says he chose the wrong word in describing Israel's potential future after coming under withering crit...

LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters demanding more power for Ukraine's regions stormed the government building in Luhansk with baseball bats Tuesday, s...

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — At least three tornadoes flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and bent telephone poles into 45-degree ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Raising U.S. educational expectations through national goals was a priority for Republican President George W. Bush. But many of his wo...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comcast announced on Monday a series of subscriber swaps designed to help clear the way for regulatory approval of its acquisition ...

VILONIA, Ark. (AP) — Emergency officials searched for survivors Monday in the debris left by a powerful tornado that killed at least 16 people in Arka...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States levied new sanctions Monday on seven Russian government officials, as well as 17 companies with links to ...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city was shot in the back and pro-Russia insurgents seized more government buildings Monday...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The push by President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage seems ready to join the parade of issues t...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google says it has turned a corner in its pursuit of a car that can drive itself. The tech giant's self-driving cars already can na...

MAYFLOWER, Ark. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday, spawning a massive tornado that kille...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device...